Tile Heritage Foundation

for research and preservation of ceramic surfaces

Shards 'n Snippets Spring 2019

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NATIONAL TILE DAY - FEBRUARY 23rd 2019! EMBRACE MANY WONDERFUL TILE RESOURCES! click the image…National Tile Day recognizes a timeless element of architecture and design. Around the world, tile plays a variety of roles, revealing its durability and flexibility over thousands of years. From the modest to the sublime, tile proves to be one of the most practical building materials. Join in celebrating #NationalTileDay & be INSPIRED

Tile Heritage is available to assist in planning in-house workshops for companies & organizations and there are easy ways for small studios & individuals to participate as well. DETAILS or email if you are a distributor or installers and want participation details: foundation@tileheritage.org

NEW & IMPORTANT INFORMATION!If you are NOT able to plan a company Hand Print Workshop there is another way to participate . . .We would LOVE to see your COMPANY NAME on the mural!ALTERNATIVE PARTICIPATION . . . details below… or go to thisLINK: SPONSORING A Donor Hand Print Tile in the NAME of YOUR COMPANY is now available!Tile Heritage Foundation has collaborated with a number of tile artists* across the country willing to produce, fire and ship a custom Hand Print tile for your ‘company’, to TCNA for inclusion in the mural.

Significant dates and a company logo can be added if a logo stamp is provided by you to the producing artist. Male, female (or both) hand prints will be impressed in the tile that bears your company name - and importantly, your company will be permanently recognized on a donor plaque at TCNA as well as on the Hand Print Mural! The Hand Prints Mural will be installed at TCNA Headquarters in Anderson, SC.Register online nowor Register & Contribute at Coverings ‘19 in Orlando – Booth # 3219(the TCNA Pavilion) to have a Hand Print for your company produced for you.

The Alternative Participation Fee is $250. This covers the studio design, production, firing and shipping of your tile to TCNA and also provides a contribution to Tile Heritage Foundation in support of the organization’s ongoing tile industry history archiving project.